Crime & Safety
Worcester Man Driving Wrong-Way On I-495 Had Drugs, Guns: MSP
The 26-year-old was driving on a suspended license and had a tool chest full of cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms, state police said.
WORCESTER, MA — A man caught driving south in the northbound lanes of I-495 over the weekend was carrying a load of drugs and didn't have a valid driver's license, according to state police.
A trooper spotted Rahjiv Amarsingh, 26, driving the wrong direction in Middleborough around 4 a.m. Saturday. After pulling Amarsingh over, the trooper suspected he had been drinking, according to state police.
During a search of Amarsingh's vehicle, troopers found a loaded pistol with no serial number. Troopers also found a duffel bag and plastic tool chest, and each one was stuffed with cannabis products and psychedelic mushrooms, police said.
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Amarsingh was arrested and charged with almost a dozen crimes, including possession of class E, D and C drugs with intent to distribute, carrying a loaded gun, driving with a suspended license — and driving the wrong way on a highway, according to police.
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